Supply man sent to prison for cocaine dealing

Rodney Wayne Suggs, 49, pleaded guilty in Brunswick County Superior Court to possession with intent to sell or deliver cocaine

F.T. Norton StarNews Staff

BOLIVIA -- A Supply man was sentenced to at least 6 years in prison Tuesday on cocaine sales, according to a news release from the Brunswick County District Attorney’s Office.

Rodney Wayne Suggs, 49, pleaded guilty in Brunswick County Superior Court to possession with intent to sell or deliver cocaine. Superior Court Judge Ebern Watson sentenced Scruggs to a minimum of 6.5 years and a maximum 8.8 years in the North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections.

According to the release, Suggs was indicted on April 24 for multiple charges to include possession with the intent to sell or deliver cocaine and heroin. He was arrested March 28, 2017, in a traffic stop and search warrant service conducted by the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit.

Reporter F.T. Norton can be reached at 910-343-2070 or Fran.Norton@StarNewsOnline.com.

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